Laundry treatment apparatus

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a laundry treating apparatus including a cabinet having a laundry inlet defined in one surface thereof, a first chamber positioned inside the cabinet to accommodate laundry therein through the laundry inlet, a second chamber positioned underneath the first chamber to define a space separated from a space of the first chamber, a steamer disposed inside the second chamber to generate steam and supply the generated steam to the first chamber, a door pivotably coupled to the cabinet to open and close the laundry inlet, a door inner surface facing the first chamber among both surfaces of the door, a base plate coupled to the door inner surface, a first shaft disposed parallel to a height direction of the door, a second shaft disposed perpendicular to the height direction of the door, a first pressurizing plate pivotably coupled to the door inner surface or the base plate through the first shaft and disposed to face the base plate, wherein the first pressurizing plate mounts and pressurizes pants, and a second pressurizing plate pivotably coupled to the door inner surface or the base plate through the second shaft and disposed to face the first pressurizing plate, wherein the second pressurizing plate pressurizes the pants.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A laundry treating apparatus comprising:
 a cabinet having a laundry inlet defined at one surface thereof; 
 a first chamber positioned inside the cabinet and configured to accommodate laundry therein through the laundry inlet; 
 a second chamber that is positioned underneath the first chamber and defines a space separate from a space of the first chamber; 
 a steamer disposed inside the second chamber and configured to generate steam and to supply the generated steam to the first chamber; 
 a door pivotably coupled to the cabinet and configured to open and close the laundry inlet; 
 a door inner surface facing the first chamber; 
 a base plate coupled to the door inner surface; 
 a first shaft disposed parallel to a height direction of the door; 
 a second shaft disposed perpendicular to the height direction of the door; 
 a first pressurizing plate pivotably coupled to the door inner surface or the base plate and disposed to face the base plate, the first pressurizing plate being configured to pivot around the first shaft, wherein the first pressurizing plate is configured to mount and pressurize pants; and 
 a second pressurizing plate pivotably coupled to the door inner surface or the base plate and disposed to face the first pressurizing plate, the second pressurizing plate being configured to pivot around the second shaft, 
 wherein the first pressurizing plate includes:
 a first surface facing the base plate, 
 a second surface facing the second pressurizing plate, and 
 a mounting corner having a curved shape and connecting the first surface and the second surface to each other, wherein the pants are folded at the mounting corner, and 
 
 wherein a first cross-sectional width of the first pressurizing plate at the mounting corner is greater than a second cross-sectional width of the first pressurizing plate between the first surface and the second surface. 
 
     
     
       2. The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the mounting corner protrudes toward the second pressurizing plate. 
     
     
       3. The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein a region on a surface of the second pressurizing plate facing the mounting corner is more recessed than other regions on the surface facing the first pressurizing plate. 
     
     
       4. The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the mounting corner has a curvature of a curved surface connected to the first surface different from a curvature of a curved surface connected to the second surface. 
     
     
       5. The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein a width of the second pressurizing plate is greater than widths of the first pressurizing plate and the base plate. 
     
     
       6. The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the second pressurizing plate includes protective side surfaces formed by being bent in a direction toward the door inner surface from both side surfaces of the second pressurizing plate, respectively. 
     
     
       7. The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a blower disposed inside the second chamber to suck air in the first chamber; 
 a heat pump disposed inside the second chamber to dehumidify and heat the sucked air; and 
 an opening penetrating the second pressurizing plate in a thickness direction, 
 wherein the pants are exposed to dehumidified and heated air and steam through the opening. 
 
     
     
       8. The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a first clip located to face a lower portion of the base plate, wherein the first clip is configured to fixe one of a hem and a pant waist of the pants. 
 
     
     
       9. The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 a second clip located to face the lower portion of the base plate, wherein the second clip is configured to fix the other of the hem and the pant waist of the pants.